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  • Hawaii billet a dream come true

    Upon arrival at his technical school in 1981, the 18-year-old two-striper was handed a dream sheet, and with the kind of confidence that exists only in the days following basic training graduation, his first choice seemed a no-brainer: Hawaii. It took just over a quarter century filled with eight

  • 12th Fighter Squadron wins air superiority award

    The 12th Fighter Squadron celebrated its 25th anniversary of winning the 1981 Raytheon Award for the second time. Started in 1953 by Hughes Aircraft Company, the trophy is awarded annually to the top air-superiority or air-defense squadron in the Air Force. "To put it in perspective, the Dirty Dozen

  • Yokota Band spreads goodwill across Mongolia (Commentary)

    As the first U.S. military band to travel to Mongolia, none of us knew quite what to expect. We knew that Mongolia is, per capita, one of the largest supporters to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Mongolia's military was gearing up for its eighth deployment of troops to Iraq. Mongolia has been an

  • Missile defense experts meet in Hawaii

    Missile defense experts from all over the Pacific theater met here for the 2007 Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) conference. Attendees included Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen from Japan, Hawaii and California. Most of the missile defense experts have worked together virtually, but a conference

  • Vietnam to send observers to AMC Rodeo competition

    Air Force officials announced July 16 that Vietnam is scheduled to send observers to the international mobility forces' competition, the 2007 Air Mobility Command Rodeo. The AMC Rodeo, focuses on improving worldwide air mobility forces' professional core abilities, is set for July 22 through 28 at

  • F-16s defend Guam airspace

    Airmen from the 522nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, assigned here, recently took part in a quick-reaction exercise requiring them to respond to potential threats and provide assistance to the Federal Aviation Administration if called on to do to.Operation Jungle Shield allowed for jets to

  • TSP/CBP key to security, deterrence in Pacific

    In May 2007, the U.S. Air Force deployed 18 F-16s, six B-52s and four KC-135s here in support of Theater Security Package (TSP) and Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP). operations to underscore the U.S. commitment to regional partners and U.S. security obligations.Force packages of fighters and tankers